To lorelei who reviewed: Your welcome, i'll always respond if you review and I also hope school gets better :D

I'm introducing a new character in this chapter btw

Warren Pov:

I don't know how to plan a date, that's just a fact of life. Which kind of sucks because I just asked Ruby on a date and she kind of rejected me at first. But with the power of Im scared of that girl Courtney. Ok no, I didn't say that I was scared of her, because I mean that would have sounded pathetic. I mean don't get me wrong Courtney seemed kinda nice I guess but Lena told me that during the make overs she made the girl Bianca cry and I am a very sensitive person who can be made cry very easily.

So anyway like the genius I am I decided to ask my friend for help because I've never even kissed a girl and according to Roy he has kissed lots of girls.

"So you have come to me in your time of need?" He says when I tell him I need advice.

"Roy this is serious, I need help I've never been on a date before."

"Well obviously that's why you came to me, I'm an expert, I've had many many many many."

"Roy-"

"Many many many many."

"Seriously?"

"Many many many."

"Roy!"

"Many girlfriends."

"This was a bad idea", I say getting up.

"No, Warren chill, I was joking."

I sit back down, "Fine do you have any ideas on what I should do?"

"Oh you know what would be hot? You go swimming in the indoor pool."

"Your kidding, that's way too soon this is a first date."

"Oh come on it would be sexy, I mean you could see her almost naked."

I smack him on the back of his head, "I don't want to see anyone almost naked on the first date!"

"Don't lie to yourself." He says grinning.

"Come on I'm serious."

"Sure, keep telling yourself that." He winks.

"Roy, I'm not going to go swimming for a first date."

"Fine, your loss. But if you're not going to do that why don't you just take her to eat somewhere in the palace, there are plenty of places."

"Thank you for some actually good advice."

Roy rolls his eyes "But what should I talk about?"

"Umm well nothing boring."

"Yeah I kinda figured that much."

"Also know that the worst way to mess up a date is to make it creepy or awkward."

"How do I make it not awkward?"

"Keep talking try to avoid awkward silences and stuff like that."

"What do I talk about?"

"I have no idea." Roy pauses, "How about kissing are you gonna kiss her?"

"Not on the first date Roy, who do you think I am?"

"Uhhh a scaredy cat." He says with a little laugh.

"I've never kissed anyone before ok? They don't exactly cover the subject in my classes."

"Wait a second you've never kissed anyone, like ever?"

Ruby's POV:

I'm sitting around in my room after my maides gave me another dress for the date. It's black and goes down to the floor in a really graceful manner. But I'm not really focused on the date, I'm too busy wondering about the guards that guard my door.

After Warren left I went and found Coco and talked to my parents they said that since I'm at the palace they are going all out and it's now or never. Which means whoever is furthest from me will have a better chance of living.

I stare at the door where I know there is someone on the other side…. Maybe I can convince them I don't need a guard.

I pick myself up off the ground and open the door, just like I thought there is a guard.

"Uhh Mr-" I look at his name tag.

"Ronnie." He interjects, "It's just Ronnie, your Ms. Ruby?" He asks reading my name tag.

"Just Ruby actually."

"Ok .. just Ruby … What can I help you with?"

"I was just wondering if it is uhhh necessary for a guard to stand outside the door all the time I don't think I need one."

He looked at me skeptically, "It's for your safety."

Pff I think to myself, for my safety, ahha sure.

"But sir is it really necessary?" I realize when I say it it's a pathetic reason but I've got nothing else.

"Ronnie", He corrects, "And truthfully there has never been an attack in the palace that have reached any of these bedrooms." He gestures to my room, "But I'm not in charge I could go to the lead guard and see what I could do, if you wanted."

Warren POV:

"Yes! I've never kissed a girl, geez is it that hard to believe?"

"Like not even a little bit?"

"Uhh Roy, I've never even had a girlfriend."

"What about that girl… Seahra?"

"She was just a friend!"

"But she told everyone you were going out."

"What!? But but...bu..t.. We never… I never…"

"Fine", Roy says putting up his hands, "I believe you. But that means you even more clueless than I thought."

"Hey lack of experience does not equal arrogance on the subject."

"Let me get this straight you not gonna kiss her on the date?"

I feel like smacking him again, "No and stop acting like it would be better if I did." I glare at him.

"Ok ok I get it Mr. "we were just friends" but what do you think you should eat together before dinner?"

"I'll let her decide when we get there we can order and then talk before the food gets their."

"Nice classic, gonna pretend you're actually on a date and that you're not just technically dating thirty five girls at the same time."

"It's not like that!"

"Well then what is it like?"

I try and think of a good retort to that but can't come up with anything.

Roy laughs, "All I'm saying is, I would kill to be you right now."

I groan into my hands, "You're not helping."

"That comment wasn't intended to help."

"I swear to god, Roy if you make one more cheap joke."

"Ok, fine you win, the person you're going on a date with is Ruby right? She's pretty hot."

"Really? I never took her temperature I had no idea." I say sarcastically.

"Who's being jockey now?"

"Oh come on I had to it was too easy." I say with a laugh.

Roy and I laugh for a couple minutes making jokes, I can tell he's trying to ease the stress which is kind of why I came to him. After a while he bumps me on the shoulder and says, "So you must like this Ruby girl to go on your first date with her and everything."

Ruby's Pov:

"Thanks so much that would be great." I sigh in relieve. Thank god.

He smiles, "I'll see what I can do." He pauses, "Would you also like me to tell every guard in advance that you would prefer if you were called Ruby?"

"Yeah, that would be great. Thanks so much."

"Your welcome, but just as a warning, you might have to prove to them that you don't need a guard to block your door."

"Really? And how exactly would I need to prove that I don't need a guard?"

"Well for one thing, do you know how to shoot a gun?"

I snort, "Oh just because I'm a girl means I must be some weak person who doesn't know how to shoot a gun?"

Ronnie shakes is head, "Of course not, that's ridiculous, but if you don't want a guard they will probably want to make sure you can defend yourself."

I laugh to myself I could probably beat everyone of these guards in a fight. "You keep saying they, are you not a guard?"

Ronnie looks at me questioningly, "I am a guard I just don't beleive some of the same things they believe."

"Like what?" I ask generally curious.

"Well they don't allow female guards and I think that's stupid. Not to mention the jobs that women do get in the palace generally pay less."

Warren POV:

"Well I didn't really tell anybody this but I actually bumped into her before the official meeting and we got along really well."

"Aww , that's so cute, you're in love." Roy puts his hands in the form of a heart.

I shove him in the shoulder, "I do not love her. I just want to get to know her."

"I know what you mean", he says wiggling his eyebrows at me.

"That is not what I meant."

"Whatever, when is your date anyway?"

I look down at my watch, "Shit!" I mutter getting up I'm gonna be late.

"Smooth real smooth." Roy says laughing.

"Shut up, dammit." I quickly change clothes and go down to her room.

Ruby's POV:

"That's terrible." I mutter shocked.

Ronnie nods, "Yeah, but there is nothing I can do about it. Or you either for that matter. I don't blame anyone, no one notices the small things anymore. Everyone is focused on the war and it's hard to realize the small things."

"Especially after we have had a different set up for so long." I add.

"Exactly." He grins. "Anyway I have to go for my lunch break." He looks down at his watch.

"Oh shit." I see the time on his watch, it's ten minutes before my date.

"What? Are you ok?"

"No I'm fine, I just have a date in ten minutes and I totally forgot!"

"You're the first date for the prince?"

"Yeah I guess so."

"That's great, have fun." He waves behind his shoulder as he leaves.

I run inside quickly and race to get my dress on the second I have it all the way on I hear a knock on the door. I open the door to find Warren waiting outside looking at me.

"You look great." He says enthusiastically.

I know you were probably expecting the actually date

But uhhh surprise :D

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